Sole presser mounting



June 20, 1933.

A. F. TOTZ 1,914,655

SOLE PRES SER MOUNTING Filed March 4, 1952 INVENTOR. aim/o1? F 7072 ATTORNEY.

Patented June 20, 1933 UNITED STATES ARTHUR .E. TOTZ, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN I SOLE PRESSER MOUNTING Application filed. March 4, 1932.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a sole presser mounting adapted for use on mechanisms by means of which a sole is pressed to a shoe and particularly adapted in shoe repairing where the sole is glued to the shoe. In such machines it is customary to have a presser member which is vertically movable and which may be moved downwardly so as to clamp the sole against the shoe which is supported by a suitable last. As the presser is raised above the shoe, while it is rocked over the shoe in spaced relation thereto, it forms an obstruction and hindrance which interferes with the easy and quick removal of a shoe from the last and its placement thereon. The present invention has as its object the provision of a presser mounting so arranged and constructed that this ditliculty may be avoided.

It is another object of the present invention to provide in a sole presser of this class a mounting whereby the sole presser when moved upwardly out of engagement with the shoe will be automatically swung sidewards so as not to interfere in any manner with the removal of the shoe from the supporting last.

It is another object of the invention to provide in a sole presser mounting of this class a vertically movable presser supporting member which may be rocked by a cam actuation upon its vertical movement in either direction.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a presser mounting of means which will control the location of the presser rela tively to the shoe support dependent upon the elevation of the presser.

Another object of the invention is a provision of a mechanism of this class which will be simple of structure, economical in manufacture, durable, highly eflicientin use, easily and quickly assembled, and possessed of a minimum number of parts.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing Serial No. 596,878.

which forms a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a central vertical, longitudinal, sectlonal view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the presser in one position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the presser in another position.

In the invention I provide a base 7 projecting upwardly from which is a standard 8 supporting'the bed 9, this bed 9 has an openmg 10 formed therein and is provided with the downwardly projectingguide sleeve 11. Positioned over the opening 10 and projectmg upwardly from the base 7 is the stationary standard 12 projecting slidably through which is the supporting shaft 13 on which is adjustably mounted the presser 14. The lower end of the shaft 18 is swivelly connected to. the upper end of the rod 15 the lower end of which is connected to the swingable pedal 16 having a plate 17 engageable with the rack teeth 18 on the standard 8. A collar 20 is fixedly mounted on the shaft 13 within the standard 12, and engaging at one end against the collar 20 is a spring 21 which embraces the shaft 13and engages at its oppositite end the bed 9. Threaded through thestandard 12 adjacent the upper end there of 1s a screw 23 having the reduced end24 which engages in the groove 25 formed in the periphery of the shaft 13. This groove 25 is provided in its lower end with the angularly turned portion 26. The construction is such that as the pedal 16 is pressed downwardly the spring 21 will be compressed and the shaft 13 will be forced to travel longitudi nally downwardly. The engagement of the projecting end 24: of the screw 23 in the an gularly turned position 26 of the groove formed in the shaft 13 will swing the presser member 14; into the position so that it will be in alignment with the shoe upon the supporting last and the engagement of the portion 2 1 of the screw 23 with the elongated por tion of the groove 25 will prevent rocking or the rotation of the shaft 13 and maintain the presser 14 in alignment with the last as the same is moved down into the clamping relation with the shoe. When the presser is released for upward movement relatively to the shoe, the presser will move vertically upwardly until the portion 24: of the screw 23 engages the angularly turned portion 26 of the groove 25 whereupon the presser will be swung around out of alignment with the shoe pressed. Thus an easy andcqu'ick operation of the device is effected whereby the presser is always in position for engaging the shoe when brought into close relation thereto and is swung out of aligmnent with the shoe when removed therefrom.

W'hile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sole presser mounting of the class described: a vertically movable rockable presser carrying member having a longitudinally extending groove formed in its periphery and provided with an angularly turned portion; and av stationary member engaged in said groove and eliecting rockable movement of said carrying member upon engagement with said angularly turned portion.

2. A sole presser mounting, comprising: a. vertically reciprocating presser carrying member; and means operable upon the upward movement of said carrying member a predetermined distance for rotating said carrying member about its axis a portion of a revolution and upon movement downward- 1y to said predetermined position effecting a reverse rotation of said carrying member to its original position.

3. A sole presser mounting of the class described, comprising: a vertically reciprocating presser carrying member; resilient means for normally retaining said carrying member moved to its upper position; and means for effecting, upon upward movement of said carrying member to a predetermined posi tion, a. rotation of the same about its axis a portion of a revolution and upon downward movement of said carrying member below said predetermined position etl'ecting a re-' verse rotation of sald carrying member to its original position.

4. In a device of the class described, a vertically reciprocating presser carrying member; a sole presser mounted on and projecting laterally outwardly from said carrying member; and means associated with said carrying member for, upon upward movement of said carrying member beyond a predetermined distance, rotating said carrying member about its axis and upon downward movement of said carrying member beyond said predetermined distance effecting a reverse of said carrying member to its original position.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

v ARTHUR F. TOTZ. 

